What does it take to fix an incompetent, corrupt, and callous department that has failed to perform its primary duties and allowed the spread of ill-health and disease amongst millions of citizens? The short answer is: Ayesha Mumtaz.Who is Ayesha Mumtaz? She is the director of operations in the Punjab
By our correspondents
July 30, 2015
What does it take to fix an incompetent, corrupt, and callous department that has failed to perform its primary duties and allowed the spread of ill-health and disease amongst millions of citizens? The short answer is: Ayesha Mumtaz. Who is Ayesha Mumtaz? She is the director of operations in the Punjab Food Department. She is honest, bold, efficient, unbiased and tolerates no political influence or nonsense of any other shade. From high-end upbeat locations to smaller joints, she has sealed or fined scores of hotels and restaurants. For many it was their first exposure to Hygiene and Food Safety 101. What does it take to transform a department? It takes an Adeeb Rizvi or an Ayesha Mumtaz. It takes someone who never says, “but this cannot be done in Pakistan”. Could we request the Punjab government to lend Ayesha Mumtaz to Sindh for two years? Sindh badly needs someone who is not just honest, bold, unbiased and competent but also tolerates no political influence or nonsense of any other shade. Naeem Sadiq Karachi
